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1925. Mga Kuwento ni Lola Basyang ( Tagalog, literally "The Stories of Grandmother Basyang") is an anthology of short stories written by "Lola Basyang," the pen name of Severino Reyes, founder and editor of the Tagalog magazine, Liwayway. The original magazine stories have since been adapted into books, comics, television, and film.
978-1-78435-092-5. Florante at Laura[ a] is an 1838 awit written by Tagalog poet Francisco Balagtas. The story was dedicated to his former sweetheart María Asunción Rivera, whom he nicknamed "M.A.R." and Selya in Kay Selya ("For Celia"). [ 2][ 3][ 4] The story is loosely based on Balagtas' own biography.
Juan Tamad. Buhay na Pinagdaanan ni Juan Tamad na Anac ni Fabio at ni Sofia sa Caharian nang Portugal (The life lived by Lazy John, son of Fabio and Sofia in the Kingdom of Portugal"), published in 1919. Juan Tamad ( Filipino for "Lazy John") is a character in Philippine folklore noteworthy for extreme laziness. [ 1]
The selections represent a variety of images of Filipino culture, both urban and rural, and life styles in northern and southern Philippines. The aim of the anthology is that the student will learn to empathize with experience rendered in language, appreciate the Filipino writer's art and craft, and understand the short story as a literary form.
The Summer Solstice. "The Summer Solstice", also known as "Tatarin" or "Tadtarin", [ 1] is a short story written by Filipino National Artist for Literature Nick Joaquin. [ 2][ 3] In addition to being regarded as one of Joaquin's most acclaimed literary works, the tale is considered to be controversial. [ 2][ 3] The story narrates a ritual ...
Banaag at Sikat [1] or From Early Dawn to Full Light [2] is one of the first literary novels written by Filipino author Lope K. Santos in the Tagalog language in 1906. [3] As a book that was considered as the "Bible of working class Filipinos", [3] the pages of the novel revolves around the life of Delfin, his love for a daughter of a rich landlord, while Lope K. Santos also discusses the ...
Genoveva Dizon Edroza-Matute (January 3, 1915 – March 21, 2009) was a Filipino author. In 1951, she was the recipient of the first ever Palanca Award for Short Story in Filipino, for "Kuwento ni Mabuti", which has been cited as the most anthologized Tagalog language short story.
Filipino culture, both urban and rural, and-life styles in northern and southern Philippines. The ais of the anthology is that tbe student will learn to empathize with experience rendered in language, appreciate the Filipino writer's art and crtft, and understand the short story as a literary form. Theme stories are intended to be